Elmer G. Hurd

His wife of 56 years, Dorothy E. (Wyatt) Hurd, died in 2002. He leaves two daughters, Susan E. St. John of North Brookfield and Linda M. Monroe of Sidney, Ohio. He was born in Marlboro, the son of Elmer W. and Eleanor (Gardner) Hurd, and lived 61 years in Holden.

Mr. Hurd was a U.S. Army Air Force veteran of World War II serving in the 30th Photographers Reconnaissance Squadron in the European African Middle Eastern Theatre. He worked in research and development for Norton Company in Worcester for 34 years. He was the Commander of the John E. Harkins American Legion Post 42 in Holden, a longtime member of the Rufus Putnam Lodge of Masons in Rutland, Scottish Rite Bodies in Worcester, the Holden Senior Center and La Societe des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux, 40/8. He loved golfing, reading and was an avid stamp collector. For 60 years, Elmer decorated veterans' graves for Memorial Day.

A graveside service was held Oct. 21 in Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701. Miles Funeral Home, directed arrangements. (www.milesfuneralhome.com)